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upsc-p1-polity-salient-features-preamble MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Match List I with List II: List I (a) First Schedule (b) Fourth Schedule (c) Seventh Schedule (d) Twelfth Schedule List II 1. Distribution of Rajya Sabha seats 2. Municipalities 3. States and Union territories 4. Distribution of legislative subjects Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The First Schedule lists States and Union territories; the Fourth distributes Rajya Sabha seats; the Seventh distributes legislative subjects among the Union, State and Concurrent Lists; and the Twelfth concerns Municipalities. Therefore, the correct matching is a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2.
Q2Arrange the following judicial developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) The Preamble was treated as an interpretive key but not as a source of power in the Berubari Union advisory opinion. (b) The Preamble was held to be part of the Constitution and the basic structure doctrine was formulated in Kesavananda Bharati. (c) Harmony between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles was treated as basic in Minerva Mills. (d) Federalism and secularism were treated as basic features in S. R. Bommai. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The sequence is Berubari Union (1960), Kesavananda Bharati (1973), Minerva Mills (1980), and S. R. Bommai (1994). This traces the movement from the older view of the Preamble to basic structure, Rights-Directive Principles harmony, and the recognition of federalism and secularism as basic features.
Q3With reference to Indian federalism, consider the following statements: 1. Parliament must obtain the consent of the concerned State Legislature before altering that State's boundaries under Article 3. 2. Residuary legislative power belongs to Parliament under Article 248 and Entry 97 of the Union List. 3. Every State has equal representation in the Rajya Sabha. 4. Federalism has been treated as part of the basic structure. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Parliament seeks the State Legislature's views under Article 3, but its consent is not mandatory. Residuary power rests with Parliament, and S. R. Bommai treated federalism as part of the basic structure. Rajya Sabha representation is not equal among States; it broadly follows population. Thus, only statements 2 and 4 are correct.
Q4Consider the following two statements about the 44th Constitutional Amendment: Statement 1: It inserted Fundamental Duties into the Constitution. Statement 2: It moved the right to property out of Part III and placed it in Article 300A as a constitutional legal right. Which one of the following is correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Fundamental Duties were inserted by the 42nd Amendment, not the 44th. The 44th Amendment moved the right to property from Part III to Article 300A, where it became a constitutional legal right. Therefore, only Statement 2 is correct.
Q5With reference to the constitutional position of the Preamble, consider the following statements: 1. It is part of the Constitution. 2. It is an independent source of legislative power. 3. It may be amended under Article 368, subject to the basic structure limitation. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Kesavananda Bharati held that the Preamble is part of the Constitution, and Article 368 permits its amendment subject to the basic structure limitation. The Preamble guides interpretation but does not independently confer legislative power. Therefore, statements 1 and 3 are correct.
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6Consider the following statements about Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties: 1. Fundamental Rights are enforceable through Article 32 before the Supreme Court and Article 226 before High Courts. 2. Article 37 makes Directive Principles constitutionally irrelevant because courts cannot directly enforce them. 3. Fundamental Duties were inserted by the 42nd Amendment, 1976. 4. Minerva Mills treated harmony between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles as part of the basic structure. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements about the making of the Constitution: 1. The Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946. 2. The Objectives Resolution was adopted on 22 January 1947. 3. The Drafting Committee was set up on 29 August 1947. 4. The final signatures on the Constitution were made on 26 November 1949. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Match List I with List II: List I (a) Article 148 (b) Article 280 (c) Article 315 (d) Article 324 List II 1. Election Commission 2. Finance Commission 3. Comptroller and Auditor-General 4. Public Service Commissions Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Consider the following two statements about separation of powers in India: Statement 1: The Constitution establishes a watertight separation among the legislature, executive and judiciary. Statement 2: Ministers sit in the legislature, the President participates in law-making, and courts may review legislation. Which one of the following is correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10Arrange the following events in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly (b) The Objectives Resolution was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru (c) The Objectives Resolution was adopted (d) The Drafting Committee was set up Select the correct answer using the code given below.